Thought of the day

Happiness Most Delicious

mmm - happiness
Roast beef and honey roast parsnips
Sunday lunch at one
Chocolate drizzled profiteroles
mmm - what scrumtious fun

mmm - happiness
Sizzling barbecue flame-grilled
Outdoor summer dining
Strawberries draped in clotted cream
mmm - sets tastebuds a-pining

Pauline Oliver


Happiness is a never ending road with many obstacles. When you overcome them your are step by step on the right track to never ending happiness.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Saure Bohnen "Sour Beans"

Allgauer Spatzle ( homemade noodles ) with sour bean sauce

6 people

For the Spaetzle (noodles)
2.5 cups flour
4 to 5 eggs
some milk or water
a little bit of salt
package of yeast

For the Sauce: 
2 cans green Beans or fresh ones 500gramm about 5 cups
1/ 4 cup of Butter
1/2 cup flour
1 onion
a little bit of chicken broth 
1 bound savory (Bohnenkraut)
2 Tablespoons vinegar (try it for the taste I sometimes like to use three)
pepper

How to make it: 
Cook the beans in salty water "al dente".
Melt the butter and mix it with some flour.Cut the onion in dices and mix it in the butter with flour pot. If it looks dark brown cool it down with the chicken broth (water and chicken broth/ how much suae you want to make indepence on the water)and constantly mix it with a whisk.
For the taste put some pepper, savory and the vinegar in.

How to serve: (SERVIEREN):
sour bean sauce with homemade noodles and a german sausage (Wienerle)with it!! (Hot dog works- to hold it cheaper)

Learning about Happiness

Has anyone of you ever thought about changing your lifestyle to be more happy.
I am reading a book right now by Rubin Gretchen which is called "The Happiness Project". Really interesting to read. She talks about her own life where she applies one year of commitments to be happy. 
It is quite amazing what you can accomplish in just being more happy and how others feel that.
Although it is not really easy to do. Some days put you down and some others are better.
It is quite a challenge. To have more time for your family and put your priority's just more around the people you love is hard if you are real busy with work and everything.
What do you think?
Has anyone tried it out or any experience?